Injury Prevention and Control

by Dinesh Mohan (Editor), G.N. Tiwari (Editor)

Overview

At least 5 million people die each year from injuries, and about half the deaths in the 10-24 age group are accountable to them. This is a major health problem for which a number of strategies for prevention and control can be developed.
This book presents a series of the plenary and state-of-the-art presentations from the 5th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control. There is a focus on transportation, workplace, sport and leisure, and domestic sectors, and an exploration of the legal, medical, environmental, safety and governmental issues which play a part in the subject.
Practitioners and researchers in a variety of activities, including epidemiology and public health, occupational health and safety, ergonomics and product design, medicine, criminology, engineering and physical sciences, and the behavioural sciences, should find this a useful and challenging work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780748409594
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/17/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dinesh Mohan, G.N. Tiwari

Table of Contents

1. Dinesh Mohan - Injury Control and Safety Promotion: Ethics, Science and Practice. 2. William Haddon, Jr - On the Escape of Tigers: An Ecological Note. 3. Susan P. Baker - Where Have We Been and Where are We Going With Injury Control? 4. Brian O'Neill - Reducing Injury Losses: What Private Insurers Can and Cannot Do. 5. Shrikant I. Bangdiwala - Methodlogical Considerations in the Analysis of Injury Data: A Challenge for the Injury Research Community. 6. Ted R. Miller - Assessing the Burden of Injury: Progress and Pitfalls. 7. Geetam Tiwari - Traffic Flow and Safety: Need for New Models for Heterogeneous Traffic. 8. Murray McKay - Folklore and Science in Traffic Safety: Some New Directions. 9. Dietmar Otte - Demands to Vehicle Design and Test Procedures for Injury Control of Vulnerable Road Users in Traffic Accidents. 10. James Hedlund - Risky Business: Safety Regulations, Risk Compensation and Individual Behaviour. 11. Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist - Aging and Transportation: Mobility and Safety? 12. Anne Tursz - Adolescents' Risk-taking Behaviour, Myth or Reality: Evidence from International Data. 13. James Nixon - Injury Prevention and Children's Rights. 14. Lief Svanstrom - Evidence-based Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion - State-of-the-art. 15. Mohamed Seedat - Community Psychology and Safety: A Psychospiritual Perspective. 16. A. K.(Dunu) Roy - Labour and Safety: Science, Technology and Society. 17. Wim Rogmans - Achievements in Consumer Product Safety and the Challenges of Globalization. 18. Mathew Varghese - Technologies, Therapies, Emotions and Empericism in Pre-hospital Care. 19. Etienne Krug - The Burden of Violence: An International Public Health Perpective. 20. Mark L. Rosenberg and James A. Mercy - A New Vision for Suicide Prevention: The Public Health Approach. 21. Emmanuel Rozental-Klinger - Barbarism and Solitude: Reflections on Globalization and Violence. O'Neill, Shrikant I. Bangdiwala, Ted R. Miller, Geetam Tiwari, Murray MacKay, Dietmar Otte, James Hedlund, Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist, Anne Tursz, James Nixon, Leif Svanstrom, Modamed Seedat, A.K(Dunu) Roy, Wim Rogmans, Mathew Varghese, Etienne Krug, Mark L. Rosenberg and James A. Mercy, Emmauel Rozental-Klinger.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Richard M Bruns, BA, PSY, BS (University of Maine)
Description: This is a compilation of articles presented at the 5th World Conference of Injury Prevention and Control. Highlights that pique readers' interest are written in the margin throughout the book. Cutting edge material is presented in an organized fashion.
Purpose: The editors succeed in presenting a diverse examination of injury prevention and control. Raising awareness of current issues in injury cause, prevention, and administration is achieved. The editoros succeed in advancing the discussion of injury prevention and control in a broad state-of-the-art presentation that encourages readers to explore the future of the field.
Audience: The book is written for a wide variety of practitioners and researchers with interest in the field. The contributors are credible and provide a broad overview of current issues. The target audience should find this a useful tool in examining this global problem.
Features: This is not intended to be a comprehensive work. The editors' goal to examine and discuss injury prevention and control is met by a series of state-of-the-art papers from the 5th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control. The references for each article should be of value to those wishing to expand on the timely discussions provided here.
Assessment: This presentation is an eye-opening introduction to those new to the field. It also should provide interesting stimulus to those already dedicated to solutions and wishing to advance debate and action in the field.

Doody's Review Service

This is a compilation of articles presented at the 5th World Conference of Injury Prevention and Control. Highlights that pique readers' interest are written in the margin throughout the book. Cutting edge material is presented in an organized fashion. The editors succeed in presenting a diverse examination of injury prevention and control. Raising awareness of current issues in injury cause, prevention, and administration is achieved. The editoros succeed in advancing the discussion of injury prevention and control in a broad state-of-the-art presentation that encourages readers to explore the future of the field. The book is written for a wide variety of practitioners and researchers with interest in the field. The contributors are credible and provide a broad overview of current issues. The target audience should find this a useful tool in examining this global problem. This is not intended to be a comprehensive work. The editors' goal to examine and discuss injury prevention and control is met by a series of state-of-the-art papers from the 5th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control. The references for each article should be of value to those wishing to expand on the timely discussions provided here. This presentation is an eye-opening introduction to those new to the field. It also should provide interesting stimulus to those already dedicated to solutions and wishing to advance debate and action in the field.

Richard M Bruns